In order to reduce speaking apprehension, you should choose a topic that

A) you are unfamiliar with to distract you from your nervousness.
B) you are familiar with or have a lot of interest in.
C) is already well-known by the audience.
D) is exciting or unusual to keep the audience's interest.

B

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